By Jeff Clemens
Las Vegas is the home of sin, sex and–wait–Mormons? This is the home of the Killers and the place they have recorded their sophomore album Sam’s Town. Lead singer Brandon Flowers brought his group home to Las Vegas to make the greatest American record of all time. He failed. After their first album rocketed them… Continue reading Spun: The Killers
By Jeff Clemens
War is hell. That seems to be the driving thought behind Harsh Times. This new film from David Ayer (writer of Training Day) shows the sociologicial problems of training soldiers to be nothing more than killing machines. The movie opens with a disorienting night attack with soldiers systematically slaughtering their enemy spliced with cuts of… Continue reading Film Review: Harsh Times
By Jeff Clemens
Nunchucks ‘n Fairies are pretty awesome. Apparent from the last track on the album’s title, Pete Möss agrees. The boys fromQuebec have had a busy year, putting out their debut album and winning the 2006 Canadian Music Week Xtreme Band Slam contest. Despite the accolades, they’re destined to fall into obscurity. Pete Möss is a… Continue reading Spun: Pete Mˆss
By Jeff Clemens
Obie Trice is a man who’s lucky to be alive. The past New Years’ was a near-fatal one for Trice when he was shot in the head by an unidentified assailant. This was followed up a few months later with the shooting death of his friend and fellow rapper Proof. This prompted him to record… Continue reading Spun: Obie Trice
By Jeff Clemens
On the final legs of the Big Day Out tour, Dave Grohl and Perry Farrel told a raucous crowd The Music was their favorite new band. After releasing their first EP You Might As Well Try To Fuck Me The Music were called “the most important group since Oasis.” Since then, it has been a… Continue reading Music Interview: Dance to The Music
By Jeff Clemens
The Music seem to have come into their own with Welcome to the North. What this means is an album with a much more mature sound than their previous self-titled debut, making for a more polished album. The lyrics are well thought out and intelligent. The simple and almost gibberish lyrics of their previous releases… Continue reading Spun: The Music
By Jeff Clemens
Snapcase’s newest album, End Transmission makes you wish this band’s disc didn’t have an end. This newest effort by the Buffalo, New York emo-core band is a progression from previous albums with a more natural flow to the music. The biggest strength of this CD is the lyrics, which are both intelligently political and philosophical.… Continue reading Snapcase, End Transmission
By Jon Roe
It’s all over. After a month, March Madness is over and the championship team has been decided. The University of Florida Gators won their second championship in a row and became the first team to repeat as champions since Duke did it in 1992. After all the champagne, “We’re the winners” t-shirts and hats, and… Continue reading Bracketology (Gauntlet style)
By Jon Roe
After two weeks of tournament, it’s finally come down to the final four. It’s been a pretty vanilla tournament, with few upsets. In three of the four regions, the elite eight match-ups were of the top two seeds. Beyond Duke getting dropped by VCU in the opening round, the biggest upset was Wisconsin failing to… Continue reading It’s the final four countdown
For the third straight year, they’re out for blood. Beginning Mon., Jan. 16 and running until Fri., Feb. 17, The Youth Donors of Canada and Canadian Blood Services will team up for the inter-faculty Bloody Cup Challenge, as well as the Western Canada Blood Competition. Both events are encouraging university students to donate and help… Continue reading Tap a vein for your fellow humans